We got married on August 1st 2012 in North Wales, our ceremony was in a local Town Hall, I walked down the aisle to a recording of my husband playing John Fahey's "sea of love" on guitar. the party was in our garden.
We did everything ourselves, the flowers were all home grown, my bouquet full of wild fever-few and honeysuckle which grows in the ( Read more... )

Hey y'all! It's been a really long time since I've posted anything here-- this is my intro post, but I can't find the other progress post I made. Anyway, we are under 100 days out from our January 7, 2012 wedding. 97 days out, actually. Eek! To recap: Evan and myself (Jen), getting married in the San Francisco Bay Area but living in Illinois ( Read more... )

I stumbled upon this project and thought it was an incredible mitzvah which needed to be spread far and wide.  Green & Just Celebrations is a free online guide to Jewish weddings and bnai mitzvot that are conscious of the environment and workers rights.  Created by Jews United for Justice, it is a local-based guide to the Washington D.C. ( Read more... )

HI! 
Casey and I got married in Orange, CA on July 31st, 2010. We were worried that it was going to be the hottest day EVER but it wasn't! Our budget was ~$7,000, not including rings or honeymoon, and I am pretty sure we stuck to it! Our photographer just sent us 20820348703247 pictures to go through, so there will probably be loads below (sorry!). ( Read more... )

I just went through all the entries in the "eco-friendly" tag and was amazed at all the great information and resources that are out there for having a "green" wedding. I bookmarked many websites and got a bunch of great ideas, but I didn't see many pictures of people's own green wedding elements ( Read more... )

Did you know that Americans consume about 730 lbs./yr. of paper per capitaThat site has some interesting (and scary!) statistics on it that I hope all Brides will consider in their planning process ( Read more... )

I just thought I'd re-post this link for biodegradable cups. We are having an open bar and we have to supply our own booze and cups. There is no way in hell that I'm going to let a mass amount of plastic cups get thrown away at my reception. Those of you who feel the same, and are in a simular situation, might want to check out this site. Those of ( Read more... )

They're on clearance at Pier 1 and I thought they were brilliant!

http://www.pier1.com/TopMenu/Products/tabid/260/Default.aspx?task=viewproduct&id=722&urlname=birchwood-utensils

Does anyone know where I can order (bulk) recycled paper napkins and/or compost-able glasses/cups (like the ones Tully's uses or the corn-plastic cups ( Read more... )

Hello and congrats to all of you. I just got engaged on Monday, but we have already secured a venue and caterers (they came together.) I am in the early planning stages. We are vegan and socially conscious, so we would like our wedding to reflect that. We are having our ceremony outdoors and our reception is at a hall called The Environmental ( Read more... )